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From epic Hollywood romances to the darker side of passion, get a head start on your Valentine's Day cravings with this week's VF Archive digest.
The Oddest Couple
When it was revealed that Wallis Simpson, who cost Edward VIII the throne, may already have cheated on him before his abdication, a hornet's nest of rumors about the couple's sexuality took on new significance. James Fox examined all the evidence and discovered how the Duchess of Windsor may have lost the gamble of a lifetime.
The Gangster and the Goddess
The sensational 1958 stabbing of Lana Turner's gangster lover, Johnny Stompanato, by her teenage daughter, Cheryl Crane, turned a harsh spotlight on the much-married star's trail of dangerous liaisons. Interviewing key players, Patricia Bosworth revisited the evidence to lay out the lifelong tragedy behind an epic scandal.
Love Story
There's an old saying that marriages in Hollywood are never made in heaven. But then, Warren Beatty and Annette Bening have never played clichéd roles. Dominick Dunne sits in as the Beattys rebuild their dream house—and Warren romances Kate Hepburn.
The Clash of Camelots
Within months of JFK's death, the president's widow asked William Manchester to write the authorized account of the assassination. He felt he couldn't refuse her. Two years later, nearly broken by the task, Manchester found himself fighting a bitter, headline-making battle with Jackie and Bobby Kennedy over the finished book.
Bogart & Bacall
On the set of Howard Hawks's To Have and Have Not, Humphrey Bogart, then married to mercurial actor Mayo Methot, fell madly in love with a beautiful 19-year-old who had not quite yet become Lauren Bacall. A.M. Sperber and Eric Lax recount the dazzling, tempestuous start of a legendary Hollywood romance.
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